Q. Which country is not a member of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
Answer:
Qatar
Notes: On December 21, 2023, Angola announced it was leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after 16 years of membership. The move will reduce the number of OPEC members to 12. OPEC was established in 1960 by the five founding members Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. Currently, it has 13 members, including Algeria, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates. It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Qatar terminated its membership in 2019.
Qatar was once a member of OPEC but decided to leave the organization. The country announced its decision to withdraw from OPEC effective January 2019. This decision was made to focus more on its natural gas production, for which Qatar is one of the world's leading producers.